DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 1.67% to $198.01 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,976.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.05% to 49,407.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. closed 1.91% below its 52-week high of $201.86, which the company achieved on January 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.02% to $155.20, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 0.38% to $58.69, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ fell 0.07% to $104.79.
Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 2, 2026.
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February 02, 2026 16:55 ET (21:55 GMT)
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